K. A. Saaifan, Jacobs University, Bremen
Basic Electrical Circuit Analysis
(300902)
Dr. Khodr Saaifan
http://trsys.faculty.jacobs-university.de
k.saaifan@jacobs-university.de
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Reference:
Electric Circuits, 8th Edition
James W. Nilsson, and Susan A. Riedel
Lecturer:
Khodr Saaifan (k.saaifan@jacobs-university.de)
Research 1, Room 79
Office Phone 0421-200-3107
Office: M,W 1:30-3:30 pm
Class Meets: Tue (11:15 am-12:30 pm) and Th (9:45-11:00 am)
Grading:
Two In-class Exams
Laboratory/Practicum
Final Exam
Homework
50%
20%
20%
10%
K. A. Saaifan, Jacobs University, Bremen
Outline
1. Introduction
2. Basic Components and Electrical Circuits
1.Units and Scales
2.Circuit Variables
3.Voltage and Current Sources
4.Ohm's Law
3.Voltage and Current Laws
1.Node, Branches, and loops
2.Kirchhoff's Current Law
3.Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
4.The Single-Loop Circuit
5.The Single-Node-Pair Circuit
6.Series and Parallel Connected Sources
7.Resistors Series and Parallel
8.Voltage and Current Division
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4.Basic Nodal and Mesh Analysis
1.Nodal Analysis
2.The Supernode
3.Mesh Analysis
4.The Supermesh
5.Handy Circuit Analysis Techniques
1.Linearity and Superposition
2.Source Transformations
3.Thévenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
4.Maximum Power Transfer
5.Delta-Wye Conversion
6.The Operational Amplifier
1.Background
2.The Ideal Op Amp: A Cordial Introduction
3.Cascaded Stages
4.Circuits for Voltage and Current Sources
5.Practical Considerations
6.Comparators and the Instrumentation Amplifier
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7.Capacitors and Inductors
1.The Capacitor
2.The Inductor
3.Inductance and Capacitance Combinations
4.Consequences of Linearity
5.Simple Op Amp Circuits with Capacitors
6.Duality
8.Basic RL and RC Circuits
1.The Source-Free RL Circuit
2.Properties of the Exponential Response
3.The Source-Free RC Circuit
4.A More General Perspective
5.The Unit-Step Function
6.Driven RL Circuits
7.Natural and Forced Response
8.Driven RC Circuits
9.Predicting the Response of Sequentially Switched
Circuits
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10.Sinusoidal Steady-State analysis
1.Characteristics of Sinusoids
2.Forced Response to Sinusoidal Functions
3.The Complex Forcing Function
4.The Phasor
5.SImpedance and Admittance
6.Nodal and Mesh Analysis
7.Superposition, Source Transformations and Thévenin’s
Theorem
8.Phasor Diagrams
11.AC Circuit Power Analysis
1.Instantaneous Power
2.Average Power
3.Effective Values of Current and Voltage
4.Apparent Power and Power Factor
5.Complex Power
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13.Magnetically Coupled Circuits
1.Mutual Inductance
2.Energy Considerations
3.The Linear Transformer
4.The Ideal Transformer
9.The RLC Circuit
1.The Source-Free Parallel Circuit
2.The Overdamped Parallel RLC Circuit
3.Critical Damping
4.The Underdamped Parallel
5.The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit
6.The Complete Response of the RLC Circuit
7.The Lossless LC Circuit
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1. Introduction
Electrical engineering is the field of engineering concerned with systems that
produce, transmit, and measure electric signals
Electrical circuits and systems are networks of electrical components used to
supply, transmit and use electric power
Circuit analysis is the process of studying and analyzing the various electrical
quantities, such as currents, voltages, or powers, associated with each circuit's
component
Basic electrical circuits analysis covers the following topics:
Linear circuit analysis
Transient analysis
Phasor domain circuit analysis